What symbolism can be found in Luciente's name in the novel, Woman on the Edge of Time?

Luciente's name is a variation on the Spanish word for "light." Light is traditionally a symbol of wisdom, intelligence, insight, and power. In naming Luciente as she does, the author (or Connie, if Luciente and her world are her creation) is defining the individual as a source of psychological and/or emotional illumination, a torch lighting the way to Connie's claiming of a truer identity.